sock

sock (someone) one

To punch someone very hard. When he made that comment about their mother, Pete went up and socked him one right in the eye.
See also: one, sock
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

sock

tv. to punch someone or something. He socked the door with his fist and began to howl with pain.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See:
  • beat the hell out of
  • beat the socks off (of) (someone)
  • bless (someone's) (little) cotton socks
  • bless his, her, etc. cotton socks
  • blow (one's) socks off
  • blow/knock somebody's socks off
  • close combat sock
  • is that a (something) in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me
  • Is that a (something) in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?
  • keep (one's) socks on
  • knock (one's) socks off
  • knock socks off
  • knock someone’s socks off
  • knock someone's socks off
  • knock the socks off
  • knock the socks off (someone or something)
  • knock the socks off someone
  • pull (one's) socks up
  • pull up (one's) socks
  • pull your socks up
  • put a sock in it
  • Put a sock in it!
  • rubber sock
  • shove a sock in it
  • sock
  • sock (someone) one
  • sock away
  • sock hop
  • sock in
  • sock it to
  • sock it to (one)
  • Sock it to me!
  • sock it to somebody
  • sock it to someone
  • sock it to them
  • sock puppet
  • socked
  • socked in
  • stuff a sock in it
  • Stuff a sock in it!
  • sweat sock
  • sweaty sock
  • walk on rocky socks
  • walking on rocky socks
  • wet sock
  • work (one's) socks off
  • work your socks off
References in periodicals archive
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The Crosspoint socks come in three versions - Waterproof Wool, Waterproof and Hi-viz.
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He supplies limited edition socks to fellow connoisseurs of the humble piece of clothing.
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The day after Halloween, as store employee Lindsey Frazier removed plastic spiders and spiderwebs from a Halloween-themed window display, Uraina Shaklee, store founder and owner, was in the store's back room with 135 boxes containing 22,000 pairs of socks.
Downtown sock store evolves by creating its own sock brand: with the market for unique socks growing, ModSock focuses on its wholesale line
But, he points out, not all diabetic socks are created equal.
For diabetes patients the right socks are essential
New Doctor Who, Peter Capaldi, gets the sock treatment, while David Bowie pops up to receive the starman effect.
Space-age comedy to knock your socks off
Our socks have been featured in a number of fashion magazines over there.
Put best foot forward to get ahead in Japan
Plush artist Stacey Hsu is as obsessed with socks as most young puppies.
Original Sock Dogs
The questionnaire of 1,500 people by laundry specialists Dr Beckmann's website revealed missing socks are most likely to affect men, and that northerners are top of the list as the most likely victims of sock disappearances, with 67% of households reporting that they lose up to 15 socks a year.
Survey reveals socking truth
ISTANBUL, Jan 19, 2011 (TUR) -- Turkey's state minister for foreign trade said on Tuesday that Turkey was the number one sock exporter in the European Union (EU) zone.
(ECO) TURKEY: NUMBER ONE SOCK EXPORTER IN EU ZONE
The clever and award-winning Sock Ons are worn over a baby's socks, locking them in place.
PUT A SOCK ON IT SANTA!
Montreal-based Gildan is building a second sock plant here that will boost its production to more than 52 million dozen pairs next year.
Safeguard on cotton socks
"Many of the technologies that began in apparel have been leveraged over into the sock category--wicking, ventilation, odor control," says Ed Eldridge, Senior Marketing Manager for Champion socks.
Socks appeal: the technology of the athletic uniform for feet